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67 Nouns That End With ANCY

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Word Definitions Synonyms
aberrancy (noun) a state or condition markedly different from the norm Synonyms: aberrance, aberration, deviance
accountancy (noun) the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business Synonyms: accounting
arithmancy (noun) divination by means of numbers
ascendancy (noun) the state that exists when one person or group has power over another Synonyms: ascendance, ascendence, ascendency, control, dominance
benignancy (noun) the quality of being kind and gentle Synonyms: benignity, graciousness
blatancy (noun) the property of being both obvious and offensive
brilliancy (noun) a quality that outshines the usual Synonyms: luster, lustre, splendor, splendour
buoyancy (noun) the property of something weightless and insubstantial Synonyms: airiness
(noun) irrepressible liveliness and good spirit Synonyms: irrepressibility
(noun) the tendency to float in water or other liquid
(noun) cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface Synonyms: perkiness
chiromancy (noun) telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand Synonyms: chirology, palm reading, palmistry
compliancy (noun) a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others Synonyms: complaisance, compliance, deference, obligingness
conservancy (noun) the official conservation of trees and soil and rivers etc.
(noun) a commission with jurisdiction over fisheries and navigation in a port or river
constancy (noun) the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation Synonyms: stability
(noun) faithfulness and dependability in personal attachments (especially sexual fidelity)
(noun) (psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation Synonyms: perceptual constancy
consultancy (noun) the practice of giving expert advice within a particular field
conversancy (noun) personal knowledge or information about someone or something Synonyms: acquaintance, conversance, familiarity
discrepancy (noun) a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions Synonyms: disagreement, divergence, variance
(noun) an event that departs from expectations Synonyms: variance, variant
dormancy (noun) quiet and inactive restfulness Synonyms: quiescence, quiescency, sleeping
(noun) a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction Synonyms: quiescence, quiescency
errancy (noun) fallibility as indicated by erring or a tendency to err
(noun) (Christianity) holding views that disagree with accepted doctrine; especially disagreement with papal infallibility
expectancy (noun) something expected (as on the basis of a norm) Synonyms: anticipation
(noun) an expectation Synonyms: anticipation
extravagancy (noun) the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth Synonyms: extravagance
fancy (noun) imagination or fantasy; held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination
(noun) something many people believe that is false Synonyms: fantasy, illusion, phantasy
(noun) a predisposition to like something Synonyms: fondness, partiality
flippancy (noun) inappropriate levity Synonyms: light-mindedness
fragrancy (noun) a pleasingly sweet olfactory property Synonyms: bouquet, fragrance, redolence, sweetness
geomancy (noun) divination by means of signs connected with the earth (as points taken at random or the arrangement of particles thrown down at random or from the configuration of a region and its relation to another)
hesitancy (noun) a certain degree of unwillingness Synonyms: disinclination, hesitation, indisposition, reluctance
(noun) a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something Synonyms: hesitance
hydromancy (noun) divination by water (as by patterns seen in the ebb and flow of the tides)
incessancy (noun) the quality of something that continues without end or interruption Synonyms: ceaselessness, continuousness, incessantness
inconstancy (noun) the quality of being changeable and variable Synonyms: changefulness
(noun) unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous Synonyms: faithlessness, falseness, fickleness
inerrancy (noun) (Christianity) exemption from error
infancy (noun) the earliest state of immaturity Synonyms: babyhood
(noun) the early stage of growth or development Synonyms: babyhood, early childhood
inhabitancy (noun) the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men) Synonyms: habitation, inhabitation
instancy (noun) the quality of being insistent Synonyms: imperativeness
(noun) the quickness of action or occurrence Synonyms: immediacy, immediateness, instantaneousness
irrelevancy (noun) the lack of a relation of something to the matter at hand Synonyms: irrelevance
jubilancy (noun) a feeling of extreme joy Synonyms: exultation, jubilance, jubilation
lieutenancy (noun) the position of a lieutenant
lithomancy (noun) divination by means of stones or stone talismans
malignancy (noun) quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will Synonyms: malignance, malignity
(noun) (medicine) a malignant state; progressive and resistant to treatment and tending to cause death Synonyms: malignance
mendicancy (noun) a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person) Synonyms: beggary, begging
(noun) the state of being a beggar or mendicant Synonyms: beggary, mendicity
militancy (noun) a militant aggressiveness Synonyms: combativeness, militance
necromancy (noun) conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying
(noun) the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world Synonyms: black art, black magic, sorcery
occupancy (noun) an act of being a tenant or occupant Synonyms: tenancy
(noun) the act of occupying or taking possession of a building Synonyms: moving in, occupation
oneiromancy (noun) divination through the interpretation of dreams
onomancy (noun) divination by the letters of a name
oscitancy (noun) an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom Synonyms: oscitance, yawn, yawning
(noun) drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning Synonyms: oscitance
piquancy (noun) a tart spicy quality Synonyms: nip, piquance, piquantness, tang, tanginess, zest
(noun) the quality of being agreeably stimulating or mentally exciting Synonyms: piquance, piquantness
pliancy (noun) adaptability of mind or character Synonyms: pliability, pliantness, suppleness
(noun) the property of being pliant and flexible Synonyms: pliantness, suppleness
poignancy (noun) a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow) Synonyms: pathos
(noun) a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow Synonyms: poignance
precipitancy (noun) the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning Synonyms: abruptness, precipitance, precipitateness, precipitousness, suddenness
pregnancy (noun) the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus Synonyms: gestation, maternity
preoccupancy (noun) the act of taking occupancy before someone else does Synonyms: preoccupation
(noun) the mental state of being preoccupied by something Synonyms: absorption, engrossment, preoccupation
pyromancy (noun) divination by fire or flames
radiancy (noun) the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light Synonyms: effulgence, radiance, refulgence, refulgency, shine
recalcitrancy (noun) the trait of being unmanageable Synonyms: recalcitrance, refractoriness, unmanageableness
recusancy (noun) refusal to submit to established authority; originally the refusal of Roman Catholics to attend services of the Church of England
redundancy (noun) repetition of an act needlessly
(noun) the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded Synonyms: redundance
(noun) (electronics) a system design that duplicates components to provide alternatives in case one component fails
(noun) repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission
relevancy (noun) the relation of something to the matter at hand Synonyms: relevance
rhabdomancy (noun) searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod Synonyms: dowse, dowsing
stagnancy (noun) a state of inactivity (in business or art etc) Synonyms: doldrums, stagnation
(noun) inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulation Synonyms: stagnation
sycophancy (noun) fawning obsequiousness
tenancy (noun) an act of being a tenant or occupant Synonyms: occupancy
trenchancy (noun) keenness and forcefulness of thought or expression or intellect Synonyms: incisiveness
truancy (noun) failure to attend (especially school) Synonyms: hooky
vacancy (noun) an empty area or space Synonyms: emptiness, vacuum, void
(noun) being unoccupied
vagrancy (noun) the state of wandering from place to place; having no permanent home or means of livelihood
valiancy (noun) the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle) Synonyms: gallantry, heroism, valiance, valor, valorousness, valour
verdancy (noun) the lush appearance of flourishing vegetation Synonyms: greenness, verdure
veterancy (noun) a state or condition of being a veteran
vibrancy (noun) having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant Synonyms: plangency, resonance, reverberance, ringing, sonority, sonorousness

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